Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-11-30
JAPANESE LOVE

,,one end of the long stree
.,a a. v,Ilage of Morioka, IN Jap
sbe ~. low matched cottage IN "
ia,ars Ii,e IT q Suba and Niya live
s.iSowed aunt. Their taJher
,sn in battle, and his vile soon
Eim ,er 70 the grave, committing
I.n. ~, ~ the care Of their only r
ralafiye. O-Suba, the elues
Ite-,,Dstte. with sparkling ol
"a white teeth that shone
snII M ruddy lips. she was U
Niya. 1 WHO was fair aud sha
mid ilue eyes and a soft volce
For over year O'Suoa
hstrotbed to Kampel, The
Ds,cbborlng farmer. Their pa
arranged the matter. Ihous
ct made formal by an exc
nresepts. the young people re
ss settled; and the marriage
fsrred only until kampel reJur
a campaign against a rebel
which he was follow his lord,
bejpg too old TO take the helI-
When the young man call9
sisters in order to say adleu
mortIfed by O-Suba's mann7
seemed to show that she reg
absence as a reprieve; and hiS
trsyed his feelings.
"Do not look thus, good
before your commander
laughlngly. "He will thinH
coward. Go and win booty 4
hack covered with glory. WI
not be a soldier rather than a
merP'' she cried with anImatl
warrior s a gentleman, has 4
full OF bright silver and is estd|
bis lord. Go, Kampei, 1 sha|
You if you hesitztel''
Ksupei was stung by her 4
rose hastily. q deep sigh read
and on turning around be /
sitting IN a corner of the 7
face buried in the loose sleeV
robe.
"Fareweu, Niys," he said.
a sob rose in the girls thro
replied, Farewell, kampei.
member" she faltered, "tha
thing occurs to you, I've
broken-hearted."
"You will not forget me,
It will cheer me to know that.
''I shall not forget you, -
impatlently; and the young
catching a glance as he clOseC
den gate of O-Suba waIvIu
adieu, and of Niya with her
den IN her hands.
One day, a few months AT
pei's departure, his mother
the cottage, and after relatinI
tale Of bad harvests, poverty
said that her husband, who v
bic health, would be sent to
she could not obtain eighty
she begged O-Suba, as her
uothed, to at least lend tn,
her. o Suba treated the uo
harshly, refused the money
minded her visitor that as u
not yet exchanged their mari
not be regarded as certain.
Nlya In vain urged her aU
a portion of her little fOrtu
farmers relief. Her relat
obdurate, and the old woman
away sadly, when the 20
sprang up, thrust her feet
sandals and hurried after d
oVertaking her before she Il,
gate.
When must you have tn,
she said.
Within three days, Niya.
You shall have It." sal
ana escaping from the q
olessings Of the old woma
turned to the house. She
sell on the mat in the corn
ser hands and puckered
thoughtfully.
suddenly she uttered a Il
Inc screens were drawn ba
Sle whole front of the house
Slya saw a pair OF swallo
ne room and perch on the
s"een The wall and the cellIr
@ua chsttering together busi
See, sister, the pretty
soLng to build; good fortu
ours. Sh-h-hI Dear q
NJ; not disturb them, and she Ia
N NJ pioringly on her sister
Suba laughed at her euthl
' Nlya sat there eagerly W;
sa,ovements of the biTds and
nest. --O "Il-9 Jul
her relatives went out
by 1 Nlya, after a long look
usy swallows, dressed herse
ae. 100. When O-Suba an
teeorned Sso Niya was not at i
vas .ong before they saw Ii,
:
when the army to whf
oee,onged oe was disbanded h
s'e bs themselves up to re,
az, eager to see O-Suba and
ba e about his parents, of wh
u Iad heard, hastened hon
n, e was within a short d,
MS native VILLAGE when
ora ne reached a tea house
VerSath a. The posts the sing sc
teIdant Cherry Blossom. ,,
sbning the front were II
DIV the whole inside q
S,asd par,l. into apartments
pnn1,ittlonsi and in one of +
lumber of "gentIen1eD me - -
na.aAlngi their songs r.
iSssers iSsste by mingled with I
ysra as hampei cast away
fe1'a1,da fa1da his dusty sandals
w,,n Sle attendants ran ont
sces 80 cries of welcome.